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I have a fool-proof way to test your retarded theory: (and I call it retarded only because its the best word in the modern human lexicon to discuss such topics of self-delusion)

Why don't we make a non-stop replaying channel of all the ridiculous bullshit propaganda campaign promises that Obama (and all other campaigning politicians) tells us, for everyone to see. Make it time-stamped, tagged, listed, searchable and correlated to their current actions - let people vote comment and review all things said.

After all - are we not for open-source code, which allows us to review for bugs and malicious code?

We need open-source politics that allows for the same.

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What do you think the wayback machine is? As for calling other posters retarded (and a poster who is generally on the same side as you on these issues, at that) - don't.

>What do you think the wayback machine is?

A generic, difficult to navigate, seriously lacking in content, website?

Nothing at all like what he said, except the "archives old webpages" part.

I didn't call him retarded, I called his theory retarded, I called him self-deluded.

Retarded is really the best word you could come up with?

Most mentally retarded people I've met are quite aware that they're significantly less smart than the average person, and have internalized it quite well. Have you ever seen an 8-year-old burst into tears because the rest of his class can read, but he can't, no matter how hard he tries?

Unfortunately, self-delusion generally isn't one of the ways mental retardation presents.

That was cool of you to write this. Most people let that word just go by.

I thought that was what Daily Show was.

no, that was only when Bush Light was in office.

I've noticed this too, to some extent. and I don't think its purely because of the President's party. TDS writers and Jon used to work hard to hold politicians feet to the fire no matter their party, and in the past few years I've seen them become increasingly outright liberal.

Sure, that change happened around the same time as Obama, but I argue that the Daily Show of old would have been less coddling to the current administration.

I was thinking the same thing.

what do you think the nsa has really been up to all this time?

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